The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-07-14
United Labor Convention,


The State convention of the United
Labor party, held at Columbus last
week, adjourned on Wednesday, hav-
ing placed in nomination the follow
ing ticket:
For Governor-Hon. John Seitz, of
Seneca county.
For Lieutenat GovernOr-T. F. Nc
Donold. of Spring field
Supreme Judge long term, TimO-
thy O'Conur, of Cincinnati; short
term, Il. w. Tuttle, of Lake.
Auditor-G. J. sutton, of Summit.
Treasurer-G. M. Hunter. of Stark.
Attorney General-Wi lam Baker,
of Licking
board of Public Works-Carl A
Reader, of Cuyahoga.
The following is, in substance, the
platform adopted:
THE delegates of the Union Labor
party of the State of Ohio. in conven-
tion assembled, regard our industrial
and political situation with grave
alarm
The natural agencies of production
and distribution are seized by syndi.
Gates of si,eculators and gamblers TO
whom every productive industry III
| the land is compelled to pay tribute.
Laws are enacted and administered
! in the special interest of combinations
of CORPORATE, ms of aggregated wealth to
| the detrimeuL of bU,h producer and
| consumer
The entire machinery of the two
dominant parties is manipulated by
the Doodle of monopoly, thus leaving
the masses of their followers powerless
to reform existing evils.
| Believing it is the rig ht the duty of
the toiling masses to cast aside all past
party differences and associate them
selves together for the purpose of Sc.
curing to the iolling producer the full
fruits of their toll and make industrial
worth the true standard of greatness
We therefore indorse the platform
of the Union Labor party promulgated
ut Cincinnati Feb. q 1887.
4 And we further demand at the
hands of the state that the fee system
be abolished aud that official salaries
shall be commensurate with services
performed that the laws against the
; employment of bribery, force or in
timidati0n TO secure nominations ol
elections to public Office, be erigidly en-
forced and that free drinks or lunch
shall be declared bribery by statute
that the charters of all corporations
which have violated the law unde
which they were granted be revoked
that all mortgages on re estate bt
taxed and corresponding exemption
of the mortgagor that all school BOX
used in the common schools be print IT
F., by the state and furnished at cost tina
all banks shall be required to give 50
curity to the state to the average
amount of their deposits that specu
: Iation in. the necessaries of life, cor
, nering' the market, and dealing II
margins, and futures are ruiuous 1,
legitimate business, highly "demoral
> izing, and we denOunce the courts
D Ohio for failing to enforce the law
d declaring such acts criminal offenses
> that ali determinations by employer
against lawful associations of employe
: TO secure their rights violate the con
Y lstitutiOnal right OF the citizen, an
: shall be declared a felony that TN
ratio of assess ng railroad corporation
be based upon the capitalization .
shown on the books of the state rail
road commissioner, and that the as
. sessment shall be the same ss othe
u property in proportion TO capitaliz ltio
s or estimated salable value, and tina
the same principle apply to banks an
all other business corporations"